Atlanta Thrashers general manager Don Waddell might be steaming toward to the conclusion that his best coaching option for the rest of this season might be staring him in the face as he shaves each morning.

Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winner in a shootout to give Atlanta a 5-4 over Toronto after the Thrashers gave up the tying to goal to the hometown Maple Leafs in the closing seconds of regulation Tuesday night.

Patrik Elias scored two goals, including a power-play one with 27 seconds left to help the New Jersey Devils beat the winless Atlanta Thrashers 6-5 on Saturday night. Atlanta is the only NHL team without a win.

Hartford Wolf Pack rookie right winger Ryan Callahan scored with just 3.3 seconds to play break a tie and give PlanetUSA a 7-6 victory over Canada in the American Hockey League All-Star Game on Monday night at Ricoh Coliseum. Canada led 5-2 at the 10:47 mark of the second period before PlanetUSA rallied.

The Phoenix Coyotes said Tuesday they had signed free-agent center Jeremy Roenick to a one-year contract, bringing the nine-time All-Star back to Phoenix. Roenick, 36, was an original member of the Coyotes, playing with the club for five years through the 2000-01 season.

Captain Patrick Marleau and speedy forward Marco Sturm re-signed with the San Jose Sharks on Monday, agreeing to multiyear contracts. Marleau tied his career highs with 28 goals and 29 assists in 2003-04 while leading the Sharks to the Western Conference finals.

The National Hockey League today released the names of the players, who, effective today, became free agents. Some players whose names appear on this list may have signed with their respective clubs over the last several days; however, their contracts had not yet been filed with the League.